The Hardcore Skeptic Examines - The Brainstorm Podcasthttps://www.brainstormblog.net/the-hardcore-skeptic-examines/Wed, 30 Jan 2019 01:47:49 +0000en-USSite-Server v6.0.0-17339-17339 (http://www.squarespace.com)What's the Deal with the Yellow Vest Movement?What's the deal episodesCory JohnstonFri, 01 Feb 2019 07:00:00 +0000https://www.brainstormblog.net/the-hardcore-skeptic-examines/yellowvests573b94b7e3214051f4c12777:59f7954764265fbaeb91ec51:5c5102458a922d4b00d1355dNew format for the Hardcore Skeptic Examines series of podcasts. A short
episode covering a new topic each month. This month I talk about the Yellow
Vest Movement with Lisa, Sarah, and Dave.

What’s the Deal with the Yellow Vest Movement?

The Hardcore Skeptic Examines #18

This is going to be the new format going forward for the Hardcore Skeptic Examines series. I just don't have the time to do separate projects any more so I'm incorporating my new What's the Deal segment and my HSE project into the same thing. I hope everyone is ok with that. I try to explain it a bit better in this months intro.

This month I looked at the yellow vest movement. From France to Canada the yellow vest movement means different things to different people and some of those things are pretty problematic.

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LinksSupport]]>What's the Deal with the Yellow Vest Movement?Riots and Protests with Dan ArelProSocial JusticeCory JohnstonTue, 01 Jan 2019 03:33:57 +0000https://www.brainstormblog.net/the-hardcore-skeptic-examines/danarel573b94b7e3214051f4c12777:59f7954764265fbaeb91ec51:5c2ada9821c67c14303ae740In this episode of The Hardcore Skeptic Examines, Cory talked to Dan Arel
author of The Secular Activist and Parenting Without God. They talked about
various aspects of social justice activism including protests and property
damage.

Riots and Protests with Dan Arel

The Hardcore Skeptic Examines Social Justice #17

In this episode of The Hardcore Skeptic Examines, Cory talked to Dan Arel author of The Secular Activist and Parenting Without God. They talked about various aspects of social justice activism including protests and property damage.

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LinksSupport]]>Riots and Protests with Dan ArelSocial Justice with Callie WrightSocial JusticeProCory JohnstonMon, 24 Dec 2018 07:00:00 +0000https://www.brainstormblog.net/the-hardcore-skeptic-examines/socialjusticewithcalliewright573b94b7e3214051f4c12777:59f7954764265fbaeb91ec51:5c1ac098cd8366af983ef4d2Only 2 years late, this interview with Callie Wright for the Hardcore
Skeptic series on social justice is still as relevant and worth publishing
as it ever was. Society hasn't suddenly fixed itself since we talked and if
anything it's gotten more important that we talk about this stuff and
acknowledge how much farther we still have to go.

Social Justice with Callie Wright

The Hardcore Skeptic Examines Social Justice #16

Only 2 years late, this interview with Callie Wright for the Hardcore Skeptic series on social justice is still as relevant and worth publishing as it ever was. Society hasn't suddenly fixed itself since we talked and if anything it's gotten more important that we talk about this stuff and acknowledge how much farther we still have to go.

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LinksSupportarchives]]>Social Justice with Callie WrightRacial Resentment with Phil KlinknerSocial JusticeProCory JohnstonSat, 28 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000https://www.brainstormblog.net/the-hardcore-skeptic-examines/2017/10/28/racial-resentment-with-phil-klinkner573b94b7e3214051f4c12777:59f7954764265fbaeb91ec51:5b05e5c92b6a285036bbf8dcThis was a great interview with PhD political scientist and professor, Phil
Klinkner. I really enjoyed talking to Phil and learning more about the
subject of racial resentment and comparing it to other info regarding
social justice.

Racial Resentment with Phil Klinkner

The Hardcore Skeptic Examines Social Justice #13

This was a great interview with PhD political scientist and professor, Phil Klinkner. I really enjoyed talking to Phil and learning more about the subject of racial resentment and comparing it to other info regarding social justice. Audio quality could be better but sometimes Skype was junk.

LinksSupport]]>Racial Resentment with Phil KlinknerFeminism And Social Justice with Dr. Kristi WintersCory JohnstonWed, 11 Oct 2017 10:00:00 +0000https://www.brainstormblog.net/the-hardcore-skeptic-examines/2017/10/11/feminism-and-social-justice-with-dr-kristi-winters573b94b7e3214051f4c12777:59f7954764265fbaeb91ec51:5aeb8cc6562fa7b7855ffabeThis is a rebroadcast of my interview with Dr. Kristi Winters regarding
feminism and social justice. They were all really good but this interview
was particularly good. Kristi is a brilliant person and I think I learned
quite a bit that I didn't know before and got a perspective that I hadn't
entirely understood before.

Feminism And Social Justice With Dr. Kristi Winters

The Hardcore Skeptic Examines Social Justice #12

This is a rebroadcast of my interview with Dr. Kristi Winters regarding feminism and social justice. They were all really good but this interview was particularly good. Kristi is a brilliant person and I think I learned quite a bit that I didn't know before and got a perspective that I hadn't entirely understood before.

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Music for this episode is Atom in the universe by Noctogon and was used with permission. You can find more from them at www.noctogonband.bandcamp.com

LinksSupportarchives]]>Social Justice with Peter CoffinRace and Racism with Alix JulesSocial JusticeProCory JohnstonTue, 05 Sep 2017 07:00:00 +0000https://www.brainstormblog.net/the-hardcore-skeptic-examines/2017/9/5/race-and-racism-with-alix-jules573b94b7e3214051f4c12777:59f7954764265fbaeb91ec51:5c16a69c21c67c11efa3bfacIn this one I'm joined by Alix Jules to talk about racism. It was very
informative even though we barely scratched the surface. I have to
apologize for the audio quality, for some reason my levels were out of
whack.

Race and Racism with Alix Jules

The Hardcore Skeptic Examines Social Justice #10

In this one I'm joined by Alix Jules to talk about racism. It was very informative even though we barely scratched the surface. I have to apologize for the audio quality, for some reason my levels were out of whack.

LinksSupportarchives]]>Race and Racism with Alix JulesSitting On The Fence with Atheist JoeAntiSocial JusticeCory JohnstonFri, 21 Jul 2017 10:00:00 +0000https://www.brainstormblog.net/the-hardcore-skeptic-examines/2017/7/21/sitting-on-the-fence-with-atheist-joe573b94b7e3214051f4c12777:59f7954764265fbaeb91ec51:5b05dd01aa4a9972573841b9Another of the infamous anti-sjw side interviews. Joe was actually a great
interview and I enjoyed talking to him. I had a few thoughts and tried a
different format of addressing them.

Sitting On The Fence With Atheist Joe

The Hardcore Skeptic Examines Social Justice #8

Another of the infamous anti-sjw side interviews. Joe was actually a great interview and I enjoyed talking to him. I had a few thoughts and tried a different format of addressing them.

LinksSupport]]>Sitting On The Fence with Atheist JoeTrigger Warnings And PTSD with Ari StillmanSocial JusticeProCory JohnstonThu, 22 Jun 2017 11:00:00 +0000https://www.brainstormblog.net/the-hardcore-skeptic-examines/2018/4/30/trigger-warnings-and-ptsd-with-ari-stillman573b94b7e3214051f4c12777:59f7954764265fbaeb91ec51:5ae7a1880e2e723c0845783aIn this episode of The Hardcore Skeptic Examines Social Justice I talked to
Ari Stillman. Ari is a co-host on The Gaytheist Manifesto and studies
psychology. They have a much deeper knowledge of PTSD and the need for
trigger warnings than most people with an opinion so I talked to them so
that I could learn more about the subject.

Trigger Warnings and PTSD with Ari Stillman

The Hardcore Skeptic Examines Social Justice #7

In this episode of The Hardcore Skeptic Examines Social Justice I talked to Ari Stillman. Ari is a co-host on The Gaytheist Manifesto and studies psychology. They have a much deeper knowledge of PTSD and the need for trigger warnings than most people with an opinion so I talked to them so that I could learn more about the subject.

]]>Trigger Warnings And PTSD with Ari StillmanSocial Justice with Ed SmithAntiSocial JusticeCory JohnstonMon, 05 Jun 2017 10:00:00 +0000https://www.brainstormblog.net/the-hardcore-skeptic-examines/2017/6/5/social-justice-with-ed-smith573b94b7e3214051f4c12777:59f7954764265fbaeb91ec51:5ade7b07352f5301326e0ec2This is my interview with Ed Smith of the Wayward Atheists podcast. I think
this was a good example of the reasonable version of many arguments one
hears from the anti-sjw side. I still think that much of what Ed says is
incorrect but this was by far the best interview on the anti-sjw side of
things, so far.

Ed Smith was a co-host on the show the Wayward Atheists at the time of the interview and currently co-hosts a show called Everyone's Wrong

Social Justice with Ed Smith

The Hardcore Skeptic Examines Social Justice #6

This is my interview with Ed Smith of the Wayward Atheists podcast. I think this was a good example of the reasonable version of many arguments one hears from the anti-sjw side. I still think that much of what Ed says is incorrect but this was by far the best interview on the anti-sjw side of things, so far.

In the original show notes I posted a link to the Wayward Atheist podcast but that show is now defunct. Clicking on the title will take you to their former Youtube channel. The same guys now run a show called Everyone's Wrong which you can reach my clicking that title as well. Though to be honest I'm not sure why you would want to based on the episode titles. These former friends of mine have taken a hard turn into whatever one calls the anti-sjw movement. If you want to go see what formerly decent podcasters have become then you can do that below.https://www.spreaker.com/user/everyoneswrong

There are no real links to things Ed and I discussed. This was a pretty good chat though and we went through a few ideas but we didn't actually go specific enough for references to be necessary. Nearly everything we talked about can be learned about in my other interviews.

]]>Social Justice with Ed SmithSocial Justice and Humanism with Sincere KiraboSocial JusticeProCory JohnstonThu, 25 May 2017 10:00:00 +0000https://www.brainstormblog.net/the-hardcore-skeptic-examines/2017/5/25/social-justice-and-humanism-with-sincere-kirabo573b94b7e3214051f4c12777:59f7954764265fbaeb91ec51:5acf769e88251b82793346ebThis is episode 5 and I interviewed Sincere Kirabo who is the social
justice coordinator for the American Humanist Association. It was
educational and enlightening. In the months following this interview I've
grown to admire Sincere and his commitment to social justice. He is a
person who holds himself to a standard that many people do not but perhaps
more of us should.

Social Justice and Humanism with Sincere Kirabo

The Hardcore Skeptic Examines Social Justice #5

This is episode 5 and I interviewed Sincere Kirabo who is the social justice coordinator for the American Humanist Association. It was educational and enlightening. In the months following this interview I've grown to admire Sincere and his commitment to social justice. He is a person who holds himself to a standard that many people do not but perhaps more of us should.

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HomeHSE menueFront Page]]>Social Justice and Humanism with Sincere KiraboAn Academic Talks Social JusticeSocial JusticeProCory JohnstonSun, 21 May 2017 10:00:00 +0000https://www.brainstormblog.net/the-hardcore-skeptic-examines/2017/5/21/an-academic-talks-social-justice573b94b7e3214051f4c12777:59f7954764265fbaeb91ec51:5ace8cd12b6a28b299511d23Hey everyone, this is my interview with Edwin; a Phd candidate in
sociology. I say in my commentary on this one that I didn't have time to do
any background fact checking but eventually I did so most of the things
that I thought needed to be verified are in the links below. Edwin also
gave me a bunch of links and studies which are also available for you to
read.

An Academic Talks Social Justice

The Hardcore Skeptic Examines Social Justice #4

Hey everyone, this is my interview with Edwin; a Phd candidate in sociology. I say in my commentary on this one that I didn't have time to do any background fact checking but eventually I did so most of the things that I thought needed to be verified are in the links below. Edwin also gave me a bunch of links and studies which are also available for you to read.

(This one is an examination of the ways in which implicit bias and unconscious bias can have the effect of biasing jury decisions in criminal cases, which has rather obvious relevance to discussions of racial bias in crime stats, among other things).

It's All in the Name: Employment Discrimination Against Arab Americans:

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HomeHSE MenuFront Page]]>An Academic Talks Social JusticeSocial Justice With Dustin DarkSocial JusticeCory JohnstonThu, 11 May 2017 18:00:00 +0000https://www.brainstormblog.net/the-hardcore-skeptic-examines/2018/4/11/social-justice-with-dustin-dark573b94b7e3214051f4c12777:59f7954764265fbaeb91ec51:5ace6474575d1f2b3bf8590bIn this episode I interview Dustin Dark. Dustin has issues with social
justice and does a pretty good job of explaining them in a way that
probably resonates with a lot of people. There were a few things that
needed links to them for clarification so those will be linked below. I
also include a bit of commentary after the interview but not much because I
think most of Dustin's concerns are answered in future interviews. This was
another case where the guest felt that I was unfair to him after the
interview by checking back on the facts he gave and attempting to refute
his arguments. This lead me to start examining my way of formatting the
show and longer intervals between episodes.

Social Justice With Dustin Dark

The Hardcore Skeptic Examines Social Justice #3

In this episode I interview Dustin Dark. Dustin has issues with social justice and does a pretty good job of explaining them in a way that probably resonates with a lot of people. There were a few things that needed links to them for clarification so those will be linked below. I also include a bit of commentary after the interview but not much because I think most of Dustin's concerns are answered in future interviews. This was another case where the guest felt that I was unfair to him after the interview by checking back on the facts he gave and attempting to refute his arguments. This lead me to start examining my way of formatting the show and longer intervals between episodes.

In the original show notes I posted a link to the Wayward Atheist podcast but that show is now defunct. Clicking on the title will take you to their former Youtube channel. The same guys now run a show called Everyone's Wrong which you can reach my clicking that title as well. Though to be honest I'm not sure why you would want to based on the episode titles. These former friends of mine have taken a hard turn into whatever one calls the anti-sjw movement. If you want to go see what formerly decent podcasters have become then you can do that below.https://www.spreaker.com/user/everyoneswrong

Here are some reference links for the things Dustin talked aboutUCLA Segregated Housing

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]]>Social Justice With Dustin DarkSocial Justice With Randy TysonSocial JusticeAntiCory JohnstonThu, 04 May 2017 18:00:00 +0000https://www.brainstormblog.net/the-hardcore-skeptic-examines/2018/4/11/social-justice-with-randy-tyson573b94b7e3214051f4c12777:59f7954764265fbaeb91ec51:5acda5d58a922dd9b70f714cThis is my full interview on social justice with Randy Tyson. This was a
good conversation with some disagreement but not as much as you might
think. Though in retrospect it seems that there was enough disagreement for
contact with Randy to be cut off. I thought that I was fair and open with
my disagreements after fact checking some of the things that Randy claimed
but he felt differently. This is the way it goes sometimes I suppose.

Social Justice With Randy Tyson

The Hardcore Skeptic Examines Social Justice #2

This is my full interview on social justice with Randy Tyson. This was a good conversation with some disagreement but not as much as you might think. Though in retrospect it seems that there was enough disagreement for contact with Randy to be cut off. I thought that I was fair and open with my disagreements after fact checking some of the things that Randy claimed but he felt differently. This is the way it goes sometimes I suppose.

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]]>Social Justice With Randy TysonSocial Justice With Trav MamoneSocial JusticeProCory JohnstonThu, 27 Apr 2017 18:00:00 +0000https://www.brainstormblog.net/the-hardcore-skeptic-examines/2018/4/10/social-justice-with-trav-mamone573b94b7e3214051f4c12777:59f7954764265fbaeb91ec51:5acd9fa06d2a73d18454b357Here it is; the first real episode of The Hardcore Skeptic Examines. Over
the next 20 or so episodes I'll be interviewing different people with
different perspectives on different aspects of social justice.
The subject of social justice is one that garners a lot of controversy and
in this series I hope that we can explore the different criticisms and
answer them. Weigh the pros and cons, as they say.
This is the first of the series and as a result isn't my best work. My
guest, Trav Mamone of the Bi Any Means podcast and blog was gracious and
informative. They unfortunately had to deal with my still novice
interviewing technique. I included some of my post editing thoughts
afterwards. I hope you enjoy it.

Social Justice with Trav Mamone

The Hardcore Skeptic Examines Social Justice #1

Here it is; the first real episode of The Hardcore Skeptic Examines. Over the next 20 or so episodes I'll be interviewing different people with different perspectives on different aspects of social justice.The subject of social justice is one that garners a lot of controversy and in this series I hope that we can explore the different criticisms and answer them. Weigh the pros and cons, as they say. This is the first of the series and as a result isn't my best work. My guest, Trav Mamone of the Bi Any Means podcast and blog was gracious and informative. They unfortunately had to deal with my still novice interviewing technique. I included some of my post editing thoughts afterwards. I hope you enjoy it.